The film failed at the box office, collecting only 328 million rubles in the CIS, with a budget of 640 million rubles, but it proved popular on Netflix and KinoPoisk HD. Some observers have claimed that the film aims a reproachful message towards the Russian opposition and praise for the police, but not all reviewers agreed with this opinion the authors themselves have denied these allegations in several interviews. Major Grom: Plague Doctor was generally assessed by critics moderately positively: the general high quality of the work was noted, but at the same time, it was scolded for the clichéd and unoriginal plot. The film is set in Saint Petersburg and tells the story of police major Igor Grom, a honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, who pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.
Prior to that, the studio had released the short film Major Grom. The epic Russian action film Major Grom: Plague Doctor has been making noise in Netflix’s TV rankings and their overall Top 10 making it a must-watch affair for subscribers. It is the second film adapted from Bubble Comics, as well as the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. Major Grom: Plague Doctor (Russian: Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор, romanized: Mayor Grom: Chumnoy Doktor) is a 2021 Russian action film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the comic book series of the same name by the Russian publisher Bubble Comics, created by Artyom Gabrelyanov.
